A linear piece of DNA is cut by two restriction enzymes. One restriction enzyme will cut the target DNA once. The other restriction enzyme will cut the target DNA twice. How many fragments of DNA should result from this reaction?

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A linear piece of DNA is cut by two restriction enzymes. One restriction enzyme will cut the target DNA once. The other restriction enzyme will cut the target DNA twice. How many fragments of DNA should result from this reaction?

  a.

3 fragments of DNA

  b.

4 fragments of DNA

  c.

5 fragments of DNA

  d.

6 fragments of DNA

  e.

None of the above

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